KyuuBi no Kitsune [九尾の狐], The Nine-Tailed Fox

Area(s) Reported: Toshigi Prefecture: Japan
Date(s) Reported: 1129~1156 CE
Of the supernatural foxes of Japan -- the 'kitsune' -- none had a reputation as evil as that of the 'KyuuBi no Kitsune' -- the Nine-Tailed Fox! Strangely though, much of the tale of this malevolent creature has been forgotten in modern Japan; enough so to cause a small internet panic in 2022, actually...

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Sources

The Evolution of a Legend -- A Comparison of the Character of Tamamo no mae Protrayed in Muramachi Period Otogizoshi and in the Late-Edo Vendetta Tale, Itoguruma kyubi no kitsune (The Spinning Wheel and the Nine-Tailed Fox), by Ian Stuart Ferguson, University of Colorado, Boulder, Asian Languages & Civilizations Graduate Theses & Dissertations, 1-1-2012. Online: Click Here!
Classical poetry of the Japanese, by Basil Hall Chamberlain, 1880. "The Death-Stone," pgs. 147-156. Online: Click Here!
"Emperor Toba," page in the Wikipedia website, viewed 3-15-2022. Online: Click Here!
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KyuuBi no Kitsune [九尾の狐], The Nine-Tailed Fox